Rebels in Myanmar’s Rakhine state seize another stronghold, shun talks

6 days ago

Read RFA coverage of these topics in Burmese. Ethnic minority guerrillas in Myanmar’s Rakhine state have seized a major stronghold…

An ICC arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief is too little, too late

6 days ago

There’s occasionally something to be said for symbolic gestures, but I struggle to get too worked up over the news…

A long-deferred dream realized. My reunion with my mother

1 week ago

Uyghur-American lawyer Nury Turkel hadn’t seen his mother in more than two decades. But she and two other Uyghurs, who…

South Korea votes to impeach President Yoon over failed martial law bid

1 week ago

South Korea’s National Assembly voted on Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed bid to impose martial…

Hong Kong verdict against Yuen Long attack victims prompts widespread criticism

1 week ago

The verdict by a Hong Kong court has generated widespread criticism after it found seven people -- including former lawmaker…

Myanmar border with China in northern rebel zone to reopen – group says

1 week ago

Read RFA coverage of this topic in Burmese.The border between Myanmar and China in an area controlled on the Myanmar…

EXPLAINED: Why are leaflets protesting North Korea dropped in Japan?

1 week ago

Read a version of this story in KoreanAn organization dedicated to advocating for South Koreans abducted by North Korea plans…

Xi Jinping calls for wider use of Mandarin in China’s border areas

1 week ago

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Chinese President Xi Jinping said common Chinese language, or Mandarin, should be “spoken more broadly” in border…

China demolishes prominent Xinjiang building owned by Uyghur activist in US

1 week ago

A symbolically important building in Xinjiang’s capital that was instrumental in the emergence of Uyghur entrepreneurs and businesspeople in the…

Did a Chinese tabloid publish a front-page story about Bashar al-Assad’s fall?

2 weeks ago

A photo of what appears to be a front page of a newspaper emerged in Chinese-language social media posts that…

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